This is the first post of two on the subject of changes in publishing. I came across an interesting post by Jane Friedman on the subject, based on a Nielsen presentation by Jonathan Nowell. Studying the last decade, one can reach a number of interesting conclusions.
When looking at the graph below, it’s interesting to remember that the first Kindle was released in late 2007, while 2011 saw the release of Kindle Fire.
by Jane Friedman
- Fiction ebook sales: Romance started off as the strongest genre in ebook format, and has remained dominant since. Today it constitutes 24% of all ebook sales.
- Fiction print sales were up 20% from 2004–2009, and have decreased 37% since then (as a result of ebooks picking up momentum).
- In the latest quarter, adult fiction accounts for 65% of ebook sales.
- Overall U.S. print book sales in 2014: 37% juvenile, 23% adult fiction, and…
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Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
I noticed you’re reading the Dome. Rather gripping, isn’t it?
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Actually I’m having trouble getting in to it. This is my second try, been reading it for months and am still only 32 % done.
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Huh! I read it in a couple of days 😀
Have you watched the series at all?
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I do and I think that might be part of the problem. A lot is the same, but still a lot different. Usually I’m enthusiastic about comparing movie/TV to books but this one, not so much.
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I have the same problem with Game of Thrones. I stopped watching it until I’d read all the books. Then, Martin decided to take an extended Sabbatical… Just my luck 😀
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I love Game of Trones, but haven’t got to read the series yet. My aunt has like the first four or five but she has lost them. And with all my stuff going on, I’m…a season behind!
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Lol – I wish you lived closer, then I could lend them to you 😀
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Lol that would be awesome! I hear so many good things about the series. I really want to read it.
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It really is great. Just different from the TV one! 😀
I hear the producers are now using their own writers for the series.
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I find that a bit horrible! But I like it when authors are able to keep their input in their works. I think it keeps the authenticity a little more.
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If Martin ever finishes writing and I ever finish reading the series, I’ll watch the TV rendering of it. Ah, to have dreams… 😀
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Same here only flipped I guess Lol. I’ll finish the TV series before I get to read the books.
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Wise girl… Wish I had done the same 😀
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